And Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS tripled the charge to 75p per hour.

The data showed that patients in London and the South East of England paid the most for parking, whilst those in the South West were charged the least.

Patients’ groups have called for NHS parking to be free, as it is in most of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, ministers say making parking free would cost £100m from the already tight care budget.

Instead, NHS organisations are told to make use of public funds to set car parking charges at a reasonable budget.

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